Juan Hernandez, whose guitar was stolen a few weeks ago, has received offers of guitars and cash from people who learned about his plight from a Feb 9 article in the Chicago Tribune.
Juan Hernandez, whose guitar was stolen a few weeks ago, has received offers of guitars and cash from people who learned about his plight from a Feb 9 article in the Chicago Tribune.
By the time Hernandez had set up at his spot on the Blue Line to perform last Wednesday, people all over the city had read of his plight. Their reaction that day and over the past week stunned and gratified him.
Strangers hugged him and wished him well. Others expressed concern for his well-being. Some leaned in close to press dollar bills into his hand.
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Mingling good-naturedly among camera-toting tourists in Bangkok, three elephants carried around white baskets painted with red crosses soliciting donations for Haiti earthquake victims. The threesome raised 700,000 baht -- more than $21,000 (US).
Members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe were overwhelmed by the humanitarian response from viewers of an MSNBC-TV news program after a dangerous snow and ice storm knocked down hundreds of power lines and electricity to thousands of homes for 15 days.
A beggar has never been given respect in society, but this one from Bihar has received plaudits and has emerged as a harbinger of hope for his dedication towards social service.
A man whose boat had capsized in 10-20 foot waves off the North Carolina coast in storm conditions, set about swimming in a last ditch effort to save himself. That's when he bumped into one of several life boats that had been dropped upwind via parachute by a Coast Guard helicopter in hopes one might reach the man before divers from a Navy ship arrived.
The daughter of a 65-year-old Newark man used Twitter to directly ask Mayor Cory Booker to help shovel her dad's driveway on New Years Eve. Within five minutes Booker messaged her back, writing, "I will do it myself where does he live?"
Gillian, working for a Christian aid group there, was trapped overnight under the rubble of her building before Frank was able to arrive at her side, after mad dash across Haiti to save her.
Day ten since the earthquake in Haiti and while search and rescue teams wind down, those resilient few who refuse to give up hope are rewarded by miraculous stories of survival. Meanwhile, the main port was operational once again and solar radios and cell phone chargers are being distributed by the US, while a market with fresh food was bustling once again.
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